Orientation (geometry)

thumb|250px|right|A 16-point compass rose with east highlighted to the right East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.

thumb|250px|right|A 16-point compass rose with west highlighted in black

thumb|250px|right|A 16-point compass rose with south highlighted at the bottom South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east.

thumb|250px|right|A 16-point compass rose with north highlighted and at the top

one of directions of north, east, south, and west

thumb|upright=1.25|right|Diagram showing the relationship between the zenith, the nadir, and different types of [[horizon]] The zenith (, ) is the imaginary point on the celestial sphere directly "above" a particular location. "Above" means in the vertical direction (plumb line) opposite to the gravity direction at that location (nadir). The zenith is the "highest" point on the celestial sphere. The direction opposite of the zenith is the nadir.

thumb|Muslims surrounding and facing the [[Kaaba for prayer]] The qibla () is the direction towards the Kaaba in the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, which is used by Muslims in various religious contexts, particularly the direction of prayer for the salah. According to Islamic tradition, the Kaaba is believed to be a sacred site built by prophets Abraham and Ishmael, and that its use as the qibla was ordained by God in several verses of the Quran revealed to Muhammad in the second Hijri year. Prior to this revelation, Muhammad and his followers in Medina faced Jerusalem for prayers. Most mosques conta

right|thumb|A sphere rotating (spinning) about an axis

thumb|300px|right|Diagram showing the relationship between the zenith, the nadir, and different types of [[horizon. Note that the zenith is opposite the nadir.]]

thumb|Mihrab in the Prophet's Mosque, Medina Mihrab (, ', pl. ') is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a mihrab appears is thus the "qibla wall".

relation used in geometry

weight, usually with a pointed tip on the bottom, suspended from a string and used as a vertical reference line

common mnemonic for understanding orientation of axes in three-dimensional space

angle on the horizontal plane between magnetic north and true north

thumb|A sphere is isotropic

distinct arrangements of substituents around double bonds in chemistry

celestial coordinate system in spherical coordinates, with the Sun as its center

thumb|upright=1.36|Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe|WMAP image of the tiny anisotropies in the [[cosmic microwave background radiation]] Anisotropy () is the structural property of non-uniformity in different directions, as opposed to isotropy. An anisotropic object or pattern has properties that differ according to direction of measurement. For example, many materials exhibit very different physical or mechanical properties when measured along different axes, e.g. absorbance, refractive index, conductivity, and tensile strength.

standard terms for unambiguous description of relative placement of body parts

point in the Arctic at which Earth's magnetic field points vertically downwards, at 86°N 175°E in the Arctic Ocean as of 2019

wandering point on the Earth where the geomagnetic field lines are directed vertically upwards, at 64°S 137°E as of 2015 in the Southern Ocean

Two-dimensional rotation can occur in two possible directions, or senses of rotation. Clockwise motion (abbreviated CW) proceeds in the same direction as a clock's hands relative to the observer: from the top to the right, then down and then to the left, and back up to the top. The opposite sense of rotation or revolution is (in Commonwealth English) anticlockwise (ACW) or (in North American English) counterclockwise (CCW). Three-dimensional rotation can have similarly defined senses when considering the corresponding angular velocity vector.

lines in 3D that do not intersect and neither do they point the same direction

position relative to vessel direction

angle made with the horizontal by the Earth's magnetic field lines

direction on Earth's surface

position relative to wind direction

orientation of the free end of a roll of toilet paper, either over or under the roll, when used with a holder with an axle parallel to both the wall and floor

The luopan or geomantic compass is a Chinese magnetic compass, also known as a feng shui compass. It is used by a feng shui practitioner to determine the precise direction of a structure, place or item. Luo Pan contains a lot of information and formulas regarding its functions. The needle points towards the south magnetic pole.

Este may refer to:

description of the rotation of an item relative to defined coordinate axes of the space it occupies

direction that is dependent on the orientation of an observer (up, down, right, left, forwards or backwards)

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varying quantity (4, 8, 16, 32, rarely more than 32, or special value 24) or directional divisions marked on a compass

celestial navigation device that determines latitude

Apparent location of the Sun in the sky

In a spherical coordinate system, a colatitude is the complementary angle of a given latitude, i.e. the difference between a right angle and the latitude. In geography, Southern latitudes are defined to be negative, and as a result the colatitude is a non-negative quantity, ranging from zero at the North pole to 180° at the South pole.

navigational instrument

describes in Christian worship, the prayer direction of liturgists (pray in east direction)

terms meaning relative to the direction that transcription takes place

__NOTOC__ thumb|The Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh near [[Acre, Israel, the Qiblih and holiest site on Earth for Baháʼís]]

relative direction using a dial

oriented planes

one of four circular sectors in the division of the Milky Way Galaxy

directional dependence of substances' magnetic susceptibilities

heraldic terminology

one of two antipodal points in the Arctic and in the Antarctic where the axis of a best-fitting dipole intersects the surface of Earth

vector formula for a rotation in space, given its axis

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type of anisotropic material

type of orientation

navigational instrument

thumb|right|Mizrah papercut, Eastern Europe, 19th century (from [[Pidkamin, Ukraine)]]

handedness of a vector space with ordered bases

Liturgical stance

two types of chirality

direction dependence of magnetization in a crystal

discipline of following a route through unfamiliar terrain on foot or by vehicle

Geological concept

The traditional Korean color spectrum, also known as obangsaek (), is the color scheme of the five Korean traditional colors of white, black, blue, red and yellow. In Korean traditional arts and traditional textile patterns, the colors of obangsaek represent five cardinal directions: obangsaek theory is a combination of Five Elements and Five Colours theory and originated in China.